Navy Adm. Bill McRaven Archives

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Nov 22, 2020

News

Obama gave Adm. McRaven a gift after the SEALs took out bin Laden: A tape measure

'Seriously, Bill?' Obama recalled himself joking to the admiral. 'All that planning and you couldn't bring a tape measure?'

By Paul Szoldra Sep 14, 2018

Code Red News

Retired Navy Adm. William McRaven resigned from the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Board four days after the publication of an op-ed...

By Tom Ricks Sep 11, 2018

The Long March

Retired Adm. William McRaven, a career SEAL and a former JSOC commander, followed the stripping of a security clearance of...

By David Choi, Business Insider Aug 17, 2018

Lifestyle

The man who oversaw the raid that took out al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden delivered a stunning rebuke of President...

By Alex Lockie, Business Insider Feb 22, 2018

News

Former Navy SEAL Admiral Bill McRaven, the former commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command who helped plan the 2011 raid...

By Adam K. Raymond Jul 11, 2017

Gear

The sky was moonless on the night of May 1, 2011, as two MH-60 Black Hawk helicopters flew toward a...